Megaliths for an Ancient Solar Calendar

What to do and where to stay when visiting Hida Kanayama

What is there to do in the area?

Besides enjoying the local food? And shopping? There are many activities you can enjoy in the Kanayama area. Most of them are outdoors such as the Kanayama Megaliths, walking to four lovely waterfalls, and camping and fishing. You can also visit the Iwaya Dam.

There is also a unique activity called Kinkotsu-meguri, or walking the backstreets of Old Town. These scheduled tours are offered by volunteer tour guides who will show you the old post road to Edo (now Tokyo).

You can see how sake is made right in Kanayama town, with water from the clear Maze River. The brewery makes the famous Okuhida sake — and a fine vodka as well.

When in the gift shops, besides shopping for gifts, be sure to look for the frozen cases where Hida ice cream is sold. The rich taste comes from the happy cows of Hida.

Three posters are shown at the top for the Kanayama Megaliths, the Four Waterfalls, and the Kinkotsu-meguri. They are from the Kanayama Tourist Association.

Hotel located a 7 minute walk from the JR Hida-Kanayama Station in Gifu. Japanese style rooms with wifi. Fukuzumi prides itself on its local cuisine of wild vegetables and river fish. 2132-1 Kanayama, Gero City, Gifu-ken, Japan 509-1622. TEL 0576-32-2015.http://www.k-fukuzumi.com/en/. A lot of tourist information in English.